I’m so happy to share with you some beautiful pictures of Russian children, which were taken in 1975 in the now-dissolved Soviet Union. With the death of President George Herbert Walker Bush on November 30, Mikhail Gorbachev has officially outlived both American presidents he served counter to during the final chapter of the Soviet Union […]
Revealing Letter From Russian Gen-Xer on Latchkey, Soviet Childhood
Editor’s Note: The following post was originally a comment about the Soviet childhood left on the Who Is Generation X page. I thought it offered a revealing and fascinating glimpse into life for Soviet and Russian youth and children who came of age during the 1970s to 1990s. Many thanks and godspeed to the author. […]
Joe
Oh thinkin’ about all our younger years There was only you and me We were young and wild and free —Heaven, Bryan Adams (1983) Here are some memories I thought I’d share on this Memorial Day. This is a picture of Joe, a young Cold War veteran. The picture was taken around 1987. Wasn’t he handsome? […]
Pen Pals Revisited: Helga’s Pictures and Letters from Germany, 1981
Of Scrapbooks and Pen Pals Here is my old scrapbook from my high school and college days. The days before mounting squares and acid-free paper were easily found. I glued and Scotch-taped cards, letters, pictures, track ribbons, corsage ribbons and ephemera to the gray, construction paper pages. This is where I’ve kept Helga’s letters and […]
OKC Bombing, Berlin Wall Among Top Historic Events for Generation X
The Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Challenger Disaster are among the top 12 historic events for Generation X, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in association with A+E Networks’ History. Here are the events in order of their significance to Generation X: September 11, 2011 (9/11) Obama […]
Magical Cold War Russian Family Photos
In November 1985, President Reagan arrived in Geneva, Switzerland for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. They met on the 19th and the meeting proved historic. The anniversary inspired me to look for some photos of Russians during that period of time. I came across a wonderful album on Flickr that belongs to Konstantin […]